Wellness in Motion: Unleash your Magic
Wellness in Motion: Unleash your Magic
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A 4-part series that promotes healthy living through exercise while exploring the profession of physical therapy and introducing other healthcare careers.
A 4-part series that promotes healthy living through exercise while exploring the profession of physical therapy and introducing other healthcare careers.
Healthy Teams
Healthy Teams
Magic of Motion®
Magic of Motion®
Healing Through Motion®
Healing Through Motion®
Healing People Changing Lives®
Healing People Changing Lives®
The Journey
The Journey
Jazmine began her Girl Scout journey in third grade and remained actively involved throughout her youth, earning both her Bronze and Silver Awards. In 2007, she was recognized as a Girl Scout of Distinction by Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey and earned her Gold Award for Team Tactics, a project that taught younger Girl Scouts valuable teamwork and leadership skills. The experience reinforced the importance of collaboration and would later inspire the Healthy Teams component of the series, introducing participants to the concept of inter professional collaboration in healthcare. Through scouting, she developed a passion for leadership, service, and exploration that ultimately inspired her to pursue a career in physical therapy.
While attending a conference as a physical therapy student, Jazmine joined a discussion about increasing awareness of physical therapy beyond the common misconception that it is simply massage. Reflecting on her own experiences and inspired by the conversation, she saw an opportunity to introduce young people to the profession in a fun and meaningful way. With encouragement from a professor, she designed and developed a three-part patch series and interactive workshops that help Girl Scouts explore physical therapy, healthy living, healthcare careers, and the many ways movement supports lifelong wellness.
Originally offered as council-approved badges from 2013 to 2018, the programs are now available as Fun Patches that Girl Scouts can proudly wear on the back of their vest. Since 2018, Dr. Tooles has personally sustained and expanded the program, reaching more than 700 participants and volunteers through workshops, patches, and educational guidebooks.
Her continued commitment to scouting and youth leadership has been recognized through several honors and service roles. In 2018, she served as a panelist for the Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Young Women of Vision Leadership Breakfast. She received the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore Good Neighbor Community Award in 2020 and, in 2023, served on the council’s Silver and Gold Award Committee, helping to support and mentor the next generation of Girl Scout leaders.
In 2027, Explore the Magic of Motion® will celebrate 15 years since the original patch program was first published, marking a milestone in its ongoing mission to inspire healthy habits, health literacy, leadership, and healthcare career exploration among youth.
Healthy Teams
Healthy Teams
Purpose
I’ll learn about the teams in my body, in healthcare and know how to be a good teammate.
Description
Healthy teams communicate well, compromise, support one another and respect differences. Since life is full of teams, it is important to learn the skills necessary to work well as a team member. Learn teamwork skills while becoming familiar with the teams in your body and healthcare groups that take care of you!
Steps
Explore the teams in our lives
Get to know your teammates
Communicate
Be a good teammate
Work on a team
Magic of Motion®
Magic of Motion®
Purpose
I’ll know how to be physically active, and the role exercise plays in healing the body and keeping me healthy.
Description
Being physically active isn’t just for athletes, it’s for everyone! Exercise is important to your body’s health. Like any machine if you don’t use it, the parts get rusty. Choosing to exercise will help you sleep better, stress less and keep your body healthy and strong. Find out how activity helps your body and learn how to incorporate exercise in your life.
Steps
Know how physical activity helps the body heal and stay healthy
Find out how exercise can improve your life
Learn how to create your own exercise program
Investigate what types of equipment you can use and how
Explore professions that use physical activity
Healing Through Motion®
Healing Through Motion®
Purpose
I’ll know how physical therapy improves the quality of life for many people and how I can promote good health.
Description
Imagine a world where you could not do anything by yourself. Things like walking, dancing at a party with friends or even going to the kitchen would be hard! Physical Therapy is a profession that improves a person’s ability to move on their own. Learn how Physical Therapy helps treat various medical conditions that may affect you or your friends and family. Discover how some skills therapists learn can be used in your life. Take what you’ve learned and find a way to promote good health through physical activity to people in your community.
Steps
Discover the right amount of physical activity.
Explore how losing the ability to move can impact your life.
Investigate how Physical Therapy helps improve quality of life.
Learn skills that can help you take care of and prevent injuries.
Get the word out on physical activity’s impact on good health.
Healing People changing lives®
Healing People changing lives®
Purpose
I’ll know how to pursue a career in Physical Therapy and the different opportunities it offers me to impact the lives of others.
Description
Through service Scouts aim to help people at all times. So why not find a career that combines your love of service with something else you enjoy? Whether interested in working with athletes, children, actors on Broadway, the elderly, in pelvic health or in the hospital, the opportunities are endless in the career of Physical Therapy! Become familiar with the profession of Physical Therapy and discover what it takes to become a Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy Assistant.
Steps
Discover yourself
Investigate what it’s like to be a Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy Assistant
Learn about the skills and equipment used in Physical Therapy
Explore the various settings you can find Physical Therapy
Find out how to pursue a career in Physical Therapy
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